THE FUTURE OF TV (It's toast — this is what will replace it)

Over the last couple of years, some of the best analysis on the future of TV and digital video has been published at a site called REDEF.

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REDEF analysts Matthew Ball (@ballmatthew), Jason Hirschhorn (@jasonhirschhorn), and Tal Shachar (@tweettal) have recently created an updated slide deck that they are presenting at industry conferences and events. They have kindly allowed us to publish it below.

The bottom line?

The traditional TV business has passed its peak and entered a period of long-term decline. The production and consumption of video, however, is going through the roof. Over the next decade or two, the traditional TV business will crumble and be replaced by a new generation of producers, distributors, and packagers.